Sobotka outlines plan for rise in minimum wage

The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs is to send a proposal to the
government to increase the minimum wage in the Czech Republic from next
year, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka told a gathering of trade union
leaders on Tuesday. The plan envisages a rise from the current figure of
CZK 9,900 a month to CZK 11,000 at the start of January. While the unions
would like an increase of CZK 1,500 from the present level, employers say
they regard a rise of CZK 600 or CZK 700 as realistic.